The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-02-03
"Whom shall we nominate for Presi

! dent! Is Il common inquiry among he-
publicans, Just now, and while we are
casting about for a candidate of our
choice as Republicans, we seem to do so
with a firm belief, a settled expectancy,
that the man we nominate will be elected,
beyond the possibility of doubt. Right
here, friends, we ale in very great danger
of being deceived. While we are all
ready to declare the utter lack of states
mauship on the part of President Cleve-
land, and to wish for the overthrow OF
the present administration, yet, friends,
there is no use attempting to deny or hide
the fact that Grover Cleveland is going
to be the hardest man to get out of office
the Republican party has ever tackled
We would that this were not so, but 1t IS.
There will be elements enter into the
coming Presidential campaign that will
add to the strength of the forces opposed
to the Republican party. The Prohibl-
bition vote, of course cannot be counted
upon as promising any friendship for us.
And the great temperance tidal wave
which has been sweeping around over
the country for year past will not have
d UGIUGuCy W H"CoNCh GllC L IOliloAUIo1
party. If any man has conceived the
idea that the temperance movement con-
Quoted by Murphy, Camp, and others,
will draw off from the Third Party
forces, that man is mistaken, and sadly
mistaken. Large numbers of Third Party
Prohibitionists have joined heartily with
the Gospel Temperance movement, yet
ol IL tn their
party identity, and push the fortunes OF
their party. The fact that the Republi-
can press has divided it's time between
denouncing the Third Party and declar
ing that no further temperance legisla
ton shall be engaged in by the legisla-
ture, does not promise the disintegration
of the Third Party in the immediate fu-
ture.
Add to this the fact that the labor in
terests will perhaps organize political
party, and we may experience still fur
ther losses. The great mass of intelli-
gent laborers have been q source of
strength to the Republican party, and
these voters have done excellent political
work in the past. While there might not
be universal stampede toward the new
Labor Party, still there would be enough
to draw off largely from the Republican
party 1t is great deal harder to break
the ranks of the Democrats than those of
the Republicans, from the fact that a
Democrat rarely becomes disgusted at
anything his party does, no matter how
bad. The leaders of the Labor move
re- ~, Cranora11yr fpaah
temperance in their organizations, and
there will be closer relationship be-
tween the Temperance ana Labor parties
than any Others We can only family
conjecture and indistinctly point the re-
suits of the movements now going on,
yet there is enough evidence of activity
to convince US that the situation by no
means presents Walk-over for the Re
publicans.
The same picture which the National
campaign will present, will be apparent
in the State campaign. There is bare
possibility that some of our leaders may
"overdn," things. 1t is matter of COM
mon observation among those who do
not seek office that those who are ever
as their servants, and their property.
The chronic candidate for office-in either
party-generally places himself before
the people in the light political autocrat,
showing disposition to command, rather
than solicit. We someti13es-yes, too
often-forget the great fact that we must
60 before the people with arguments that
appeal to an intelligent patriotism. We
must argue for the peoples good, as well
as for the good of political leaders. We
are compelled to admit that there has
been too much management in our po-
litical system, and the greatest trumpeter
in the political field is not always the
lwisrst politician. 1t is a time for the eX-
ercise of intelligent and sober Judgment
The Republican party must endeavor to
increase its strength, rather than dimln-
ish ito concentrate its forces rather
than divide them. If it does not, it
might just as well yield up the political
ghost now.